October 19, 2023

10/20 Middle-Mile Advisory Council Meeting

The next Middle-Mile Advisory Council Meeting will take place tomorrow, in Sacramento and virtually, on Friday, October 20, 10:00am-11:30am.

In-Person Participation: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (450 N St, Sacramento, CA 95814).

Join online here.

See the California Department of Technology’s website for more information about the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative.

10/25 California Broadband Council Meeting

The next California Broadband Council Meeting will be held in Sacramento and virtually, on Wednesday, October 25, 9:30am-11:30am.

In-Person Participation: CoveredCA – Tahoe Board Room (1601 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815).

Join online here.

For more information about the Broadband Council and to view the meeting agenda, please visit the California Broadband Council website.

10/25 Statewide Digital Equity Planning Group Meeting

The next Statewide Digital Equity Planning Group Meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 25, 12:15pm-2:15pm.

Register here.  

For more information and to see the meeting agenda, please visit the Broadband for All website.

10/26 California Public Utility Commission’s BEAD Workshop

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) will host a workshop on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program in Sacramento and virtually, on Thursday, October 26, 9:30am-4:15pm. California received $1.86 billion in federal funding for the BEAD program via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The BEAD funding will be used to deploy or upgrade broadband networks to ensure that everyone has access to reliable, affordable, high-speed Internet service. This workshop will include opportunities for public comment on the BEAD program, as well as moderated panel discussions on the Notice Of Funding Opportunity requirements for application scoring and project areas, the extremely high cost per location threshold, and more. CSAC encourages counties to provide public comment (from 9:50am-10:20am). Your feedback will help inform the CPUC Initial Proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on the BEAD program. The CPUC will put out a draft for public comment in the next month, so this won’t be the only opportunity to give feedback if you’re unable to attend.

In-Person Participation: California Energy Commission’s Art Rosenfeld Hearing Room (1516 9th Street Sacramento, California, 95814).

Join online here.

Remote participants will need to use the following access information:

• Webinar password: 2023 (2023 from phones and video systems)
• Webinar number: 2480 189 0107
• Phone: 1-855-282-6330 United States Toll Free
• Access code: 248 018 90107

The CPUC’s workshop notice, agenda, and additional information are available here.